ensure
[verb]
Synonyms:
- make certain, certify, confirm, effect, guarantee, make sure, secure, warrant
- protect, guard, make safe, safeguard, secure

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Related Words: certify, guarantee, warrant, arrange, establish, provide, set out

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧sure S2 W1 AC /ɪnˈʃʊə $ -ˈʃʊr/ especially British English (also insure American English) verb [transitive]
to make certain that something will happen properly Synonym : make sure:
facilities to ensure the safety of cyclists
ensure (that)
The hospital tries to ensure that people are seen quickly.

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In everyday English, people usually say make sure rather than ensure:
Please make sure all the windows are closed.
Make sure is followed by a clause (with or without that), never a direct object:
■ regulations to ensure their safety ➔ regulations to make sure (that) they are safe

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ensure
verb
VERB + ENSURE must | aim to, try to | take action/care/steps to We must take steps now to ensure the survival of these animals.
be designed to provisions designed to ensure safe conditions of work
help (to) | be important to, be necessary to, be sufficient to It is important to ensure that delegates have been properly briefed.
PHRASES an attempt to ensure sth, efforts/measures to ensure sth

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ensure
verb
BAD: We ensure you that we will do our best.
GOOD: We assure you that we will do our best.

Usage Note:
ensure = to make certain (that something will happen or exist): 'We need to ensure that our prices remain competitive.' 'Measures are being taken to ensure public safety.'
assure = tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, especially to make them feel less worried: 'I assure you that the report will be on your desk by tomorrow lunchtime at the latest.' 'The doctor assured me that there was no need for alarm.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲